Eco-Friendly Design Tutorials and Resources Round-Up
Eco-friendly is in! With all the global warming issues threatening the world today, ‘going green‘ becomes the keyword as everyone around us scurry to do their part to save our planet. It shouldn’t be surprising to us to see that the world is moving towards the direction of environmental friendliness as we see more and more green products in our everyday lives, all for the sake of preserving nature.
Whether you are designing a website for ‘green’ causes or for any other purposes, the ‘green’ theme is sure to catch the attention of any web surfers. Besides, by promoting ‘green’ in your sites, you may very well be contributing by raising the public’s awareness on the importance of conserving Mother Earth!
Here are some useful resources that you might find helpful in your creation of awesome green websites.
Tutorials & PSDs
How to Create a 3D Leaf from a Texture Photograph. In this beginners level tutorial, you will learn how to create a vibrant 3D leaf compilation from a single 2D photograph. (by Psdtuts)
Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect in Photoshop. In this tutorial we’ll create a rather cool-looking grass-text effect using a photo of grass, the Pen Tool and a bit of patience. (by Psdtuts)
How to Create a Delicious Green Apple Illustration. How to draw a shiny green apple with various painting techniques. (by Psdtuts)
Earth Day – Green Planet. Creating a green planet from scratch. (by Alexandra Fomicheva)
Apple .PSD (by Flahorn)
Keep Our Planet Green. This poster was initially created for a poster competition. Suicidekills was generous enough to upload a PSD version to show you how it’s done. (by Suicidekills)
Splashy Leaf Wallpaper In Photoshop. How to create a nice looking wallpaper that consist of nice water drops and beautiful leaves. (by Abduzeedo)
Photos & Textures
Grass Texture Stock 4 (by Sed-rah-Stock)
Free Hedge plant Texture (by pillowfight)
Green Grass Texture 01 (by Goodtextures)
Leaf texture green (by Anilestock)
Texture 003 (by Juuichimei)
Texture 5 (by Bmjewell-stock)
Texture Leaves (by Kuschelirmel-stock)
Grass Texture 2 (by Texture Online)
Full of Water Leaves (by All-free-download)
Green leaves, close-up background
Icons
Ecology Icon Set 3. Comes together with 1 EPS and 3 PNG (650 dpi) format. (by AllonzoInc)
Aire Windows Icons. 88 ICOs + 1 PSD file (by Gakuseisean)
Green Icon Set (by Arglos)
Go Green! Web Icon Set (by Speckyboy)
Milky, a free vector icon set – Part 1 (by Min Tran)
Brushes
Floral Brushes (by Bittbox)
Grass Brushes (by QBrushes)
Marihuana Brushes (by myszka01)
Tree Brush Pack (by Horhew)
Grass brushes (by Katikut)
Pretty Flowers Brushes Set (by Webdesigner Lab)
Leaves Brushes (by Obsidian Dawn)
Leaf Brushes (by Mao)
Flora Brushes 1 (by Pia)
The Grasslands (by midnightstouch)
Dill Brushes (by hawksmont)
Floral Design Vector Graphic (by Webdesignhot)
Author: Michael Poh
Michael is a freelance blogger from Singapore. He is currently an undergraduate in National University of Singapore majoring in Psychology. He is an enthusiastic video gamer and has a keen interest in CG artworks.
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Thanks for the post! These are wonderful tutorials and great brushes/icons.
I especially like tTexture 5
Only constructive comment I have is a tiny one- The term Global warming is ..’outdated’? The correct term is climate change (too many people complaining about record ice storms and cold temperature when it was called global warming- yeah, they missed the point)
But yesh- Cliate Change.
Thanks for the post agan though!
Great Collection of Tutorials !
Wow! this is handy… now that it’s become a local trend where I live. Everyone wants “an ecofriendly thingy” on their logos, websites, business cards and what not.
Guess our rain forest is IN style.
Thanks for putting together this set of brilliant resources.
Cheers
The icon was so nice! Oh I really love it.
Super duper list….
i like the keep our planet green wallpaper :)
wow some grat stuff here, thanks for sharing :) Cool icons and brushes
Free Icon Sets for Cruzine Readers – Enjoy and Utilize! – http://www.cruzine.com/2010/07/13/free-icon-sets/
Lovely post!
Quite inspirational as well and very detailed.
As always, something really worth to check out.
Awesome roundup of resources… thanks…
Great round-up, nice job. I’ve seen or used a bunch of ‘em before, but you’ve definitely found some new gems. Thanks!
Go Green Web Icon set is by far the coolest. I really dig it!
A mixed bag there. Some useful stuff. But being green isn't just another marketing fad! What have green apples and weed leaves got to do with environmental issues?
Interesting tips for showcasing going green in vibrant, interesting ways. Make sure the changes you make to green your business will truly impact the environment in a positive way; simply using green as a buzzword to attract attention devalues the word. Rather, instituting smart changes that have a measurable effect can benefit both your business and community. http://www.verticalmeasures.com/services/conten...
Thanks much I love this.. thanks for sharing… I will for try out these!